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William
J. Haener Named to Board of Directors
April 19, 2004, New York, NY
Southern Star Central Corp. is pleased to welcome Mr. William
J. Haener, a former executive
of CMS Corporation, to its Board of Directors.
“We are fortunate to have Bill join the Southern Star
Central Board of Directors,” said Michael Walsh, a Director
of Southern Star Central Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. “Bill’s
wealth of experience and distinguished career in the natural
gas sector will be invaluable in our ongoing effort to improve
and expand our business.”
Mr. Haener recently retired from his position as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Natural Gas division
of CMS Energy Corporation, where he was responsible for managing
both the international and domestic gas businesses. Prior to
that, he spent from 1994 to 2000 as President and CEO of CMS
Gas Transmission, where, through a combination of new developments
and acquisitions, he grew the company to over $3.2 billion in
assets and $300 million in operating income. Before he joined
the CMS companies, Mr. Haener spent nearly 30 years at ANR Pipeline
Co., where he was most recently an Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Haener earned his B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from the Detroit Institute of Technology and pursued
his graduate studies at the University of Detroit.
“I am excited about this opportunity to serve on the Southern
Star Central Board of Directors,” said Mr. Haener. “As
a member of the Board, I am looking forward to working with the
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline management team to continue
the company’s tradition of integrity and commitment to
its stakeholders.”
With the addition of Mr. Haener, the Southern Star Central Corp.
Board of Directors consists of Mr. Haener, Mr. Christopher Lee
(Chairman), Mr. Walsh (Treasurer) and Mr. Aaron Gold (Secretary).
Contact:
Aaron Gold
Southern Star Central Corp.
(646) 735-0500
About Southern Star Central Corp.
Southern Star Central Corp. (SSTAR) is the parent of Southern
Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., a natural gas transmission
system headquartered in Owensboro, Kentucky, spanning over
6,000 miles in the Midwest and Mid-continent regions of the
United States. The pipeline system and facilities are located
throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wyoming, Colorado and
Texas. It serves major markets such as St. Louis, Wichita,
and Kansas City.
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